My Dear Sir,—I am happy to inform you, that
Mrs. Shelley has been safely
delivered of a little girl, and is now rapidly recovering.

I would not leave her in her present state, and therefore
still consider your proposal of fixing the interview in London as the most
eligible.

I need not tell you that the sooner I have the pleasure of
seeing you, the sooner my mind, and that of my wife, will be relieved from a
most unpleasant feeling of embarrassment and uncertainty. You may entirely
confide in my secrecy and prudence.